On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Paul Hill wrote:
>> The AR was exactly where he was supposed to be: even with the
>> second-to-last defender. The problem, of course, is that that was about 16
>> yards away from the goal line, meaning he had a terrible angle to judge
>> whether it went in or not.
>
> That's debatable. People further up the pitch noticed (though they
> were understandably bias!).
ARs have a tough job: they have to watch 3 lines: the touch line, the
offside line and the goal line. The touchline is easy, as the AR is always
along it; the offside line is tough as it is constantly changing, so the AR has
to concentrate on moving to stay level with the second-to-last defender. As a
result, the AR is almost never in the best place to judge the goal line.
> And again... Argentina awarded a goal that was offside. The ref & the
> assistant both know it as it's replayed live on the stadium screen
> (which is not supposed to happen).
Are you sure about that? I know FIFA was very restrictive about what
could be showed inside the stadium.
Mexico got robbed on that first goal, but I don't think anyone would
question the second! Very sloppy defense today by both Mexico and England
earlier.
-- Ed Leafe
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